Unfair Ruling for Janowicz

Did anybody catch that? I believe it was 9-8 in the first set tiebreak for Janowicz, set point, on his serve, Somdev hits a forehand clearly wide that was called in. He just lost the first set, but just wow..

This was the first match without the ability to challenge I've watched in a long time. It was sort of fun to see both players get worked up a few time over iffy calls, but I think I much prefer the simplicity of the challenge system.

It's an optical illusion for us who is watching the video. We can't tell where the ball bounced as it traveled on the same path as where the side line was going, and it kind of blended with the line for a sec. When we finally see the ball, it looked like it had just bounced but actually it bounced while it was being "camouflaged" by the sideline.

I thought the ball was right on the line when watching the match live, but it seems the ball actually was just out:http://youtu.be/jZtNLH_9PHU?t=2m4s
no wonder he get crazy

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Caught the outside of the line my man. The first time, I thought it was out too because of the very vertical bounce it has, but the slowmo replays show that it was actually in.

A good reason they should have challenge cameras in place even on outside courts. If they're going to use them, it's unfair to players who aren't ranked high enough to play on the big courts not to have them on the smaller courts.

I am not a big fan of Almagro's but hope he smokes this guy. I have seen outbursts, but this was a bit much. And to add insult to injury T.C. repeated the whole match today, and just showed highlights of the other entertaining matches.

I am not a big fan of Almagro's but hope he smokes this guy. I have seen outbursts, but this was a bit much. And to add insult to injury T.C. repeated the whole match today, and just showed highlights of the other entertaining matches.

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Agreed. Janowicz acts like a lunatic. I am also sick and tired of the hype surrounding him. He may improve, but it took him 5 sets to beat a pusher like Somdev, and he had to come ffrom 2 sets down to do it.

Really and how exactly is the Chair supposed to overrule a ball that close on the far sideline, with a line official already looking directly at it.
As a solo chair that would not be overruled and by virtue of how far away from the chair and having a line official right there plus replay appears to show it in, was not like the ball was speeding like a laser.

Really and how exactly is the Chair supposed to overrule a ball that close on the far sideline, with a line official already looking directly at it.

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That's a damn good question. Which begs another one. What's the optimal direction from which to call a ball?

To put it another way, how does hawk-eye technology see it? And why isn't it installed there yet?

I hope Jerzy actually learns a valuable lesson about emotions and tapping into his energy from this. And by that I mean the second set downer. And how he pummeled Devvarman in the third and fourth. As Becker put it, the rest is about heart. I mean nerves. Back full circle.